anaheim-gazette 1938-02-17

ANAHEIM GAZETTE Established 1870 Orange County's Oldest Newspaper HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher 1887-1935 The Anaheim Gazette has been owned and edited by the same family since 1875. Published every Thursday at 259 East Center Street, Anaheim, Calif. SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS $1.00 MRS. HENRY KUCHEL — THEODORE B. KUCHEL Editors and Publishers Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Anaheim, California, under the Act of March 8, 1879. AS OTHERS SEE US From Assemblyman Arthur H. Breed, of Oakland, whose work in the legislature has done infinite credit to the state as well as to himself, there came this week the following article, which recently appeared in the London Sphere, entitled "Just Foolishness." "The United States contains 6 per cent of the world's area and 7 per cent of its population. It normally consumes 48% of the world's coffee, 53% of its tin, 56% of its rubber, 21% of its sugar, 72% of its silk, 36% of its coal, 42% of its pig iron, 47% of its copper and 69% of its crude petroleum. "The United States operates 60 per cent of the world's telephone and telegraph facilities, owns 80% of the motor cars in use, operates 33% of the railroads. It produces 70 per cent of the oil, 60 per cent of the wheat and cotton, 50 per cent of the copper and pig iron and 40 per cent of the lead and coal output of the globe. "The United States possesses almost $11,000,000,000 in gold, or nearly half of the world's monetary metal. It has two-thirds of civilization's banking resources. The purchasing power of the population is greater than that of the 500,-000,000 people in Europe and much larger than that of the more than a billion Asiatics. "Responsible leadership which cannot translate such a bulging economy into assured prosperity is destitute of capacity. But pompous statesmen, looking over the estate," "The United States possesses almost $11,000,000,000 in gold, or nearly half of the world's monetary metal. It has two-thirds of civilization's banking resources. The purchasing power of the population is greater than that of the 500,000,000 people in Europe and much larger than that of the more than a billion Asiatics. "Responsible leadership which cannot translate such a bulging economy into assured prosperity is destitute of capacity. But pompous statesmen, looking over the estate, solemnly declare that the methods by which it was created are all wrong, ought to be abandoned, must be discarded; that the time has come to substitute political management for individual initiative and supervision. "There is only one way to characterize that proposal — it is just damn foolishness." TAKE OFF THE WRAPS Out of the current economic tumult has come one clear consensus—that the trend is away from strangling restrictions on business and industry. Further evidence that legislative enactment cannot control laws of economics by which the natural flow of business is governed, is a report from a congressional hearing at which Arizona's state law limiting freight trains to seventy cars was reviewed. Arizona's freight shipments could have been handled by 3268 fewer trains last year, if it had not been necessary to comply with the unsound and uneconomic short train law, according to the declaration of Henley C. Booth, representing California railroads at the hearing. Because of ill-considered, restrictive legislation, nearly 300 additional and unnecessary trains a month were required to move Arizona freight! The experience of Arizona with the short train law is of vital interest to southern California farmers, merchants and manufacturers, because a bill now before Congress proposes to limit all freight trains to seventy cars. As a state which leads all others in the West in agricultural and industrial production, cheap and efficient transportation is essential to our prosperity and development. Southern California's growth is built on a transportation system that has kept pace with increasing demands, that is able to move quickly and cheaply peak loads of seasonal crops and manufactured goods. Short trains mean slow schedules, risk to perishable goods, higher rates for the shipper and higher prices to the consumer. Limitation on train lengths would shackle the free movement of southern California crops and merchandise. That business will start up recovery road only when it is given natural freedom of action, is agreed by farmer, merchant and statesman. It's time to take off the wraps and give it a fair chance!" The case of the people of the United States versus Harry Bridges, radical firebrand of the C.C.O., now being heard before the senate commerce committee to determine whether Bridges should be deported as an undesirable alien, will be watched with viti interest by California agriculture and farmers throughout the nation. Documentary evidence alleging that Bridges, under the alias Harry Dorgan, was an active communist leader and has co-spired with other communists to create dissension and discontent among maritime workers, is said to be in the hands of the senate committee. And Senator Royal Copeland of New York, Democratic chairman of the trial committee, makes the definite charge that the west coast has suffered more than a billion dollars in losses as a result strikes incited by Bridges and a legged communist associates. Agriculture's interest in the case is three-fold: First, California's farming industry in common with agriculture in other Pacific coast states has suffered tremendous losses due a result of strikes and shipping-ups which has been engineered by Bridges and his associates. Crops have rotted on the dock. Markets have been lost; farms have been plunged into debt or bankruptcy, through no fault their own. And the agent of danger, in almost every instance was Harry Bridges, an alien who thought so little of the United States that he has never taken out final citizenship papers. Second, Bridges and his followers have boasted that they may propose to "march inland" and "organize" farm workers, so they will have control of production as well as transportation. Third, California farmers apart from every other consideration have an intense loyalty to their state and nation and believe that the time has come to stop temporizing with enemies of American government, who do law and order and seek to form class struggle. that has kept pace with increasing demand, that it must move quickly and cheaply peak loads of seasonal crops and manufactured goods. Short trains mean slow schedules, risk to perishable goods, higher rates for the shipper and higher prices to the consumer. Limitation on train lengths would shackle the free movement of southern California crops and merchandise. That business will start up recovery road only when it is given natural freedom of action, is agreed by farmer, merchant and statesman. It's time to take off the wraps and give it a fair chance! A GANGSTER PAYS Retribution has its own "Devil's Island" for the one-time overlord of gangland vice; "Scarface Al" Capone. The news has flashed around the world that America's all-time Number One Gangster is hopelessly insane. A "tough guy" is now babbling harmless nonsense instead of barking orders to gun men. Capone was due to be released in less than a year from the Federal prison on Alcatraz island, but retribution has built for him a prison from which there is no escape. Doomed by dread disease to a mad, self-torturing, phantom-world, Capone probably will grow progressively worse, according to medical science. The world this former gangster leaves behind when he wanders into the final black prison of madness, did not sentence Capone to this Devil's Island. It is a punishment more horrible than civilized man dares impose on any fellow human being. But retribution did not hesitate to strike! THE PUBLIC GRAB BAG "As the economic functions of the Federal government have increased, it has become increasingly clear that our Congressmen are primarily agents of their districts and their states, seeking to get what they can for their constituents almost without regard to the national welfare."—A Parker Bates, in Readers' Digest. W. M. LUKASKY Protect your Health — See LUKASKY — No over — Ask your friend ventive, is always worth Good Circulation of Blood to Good Health. If you first Massage, Don't PASSAGE — Will see your Lady Attendant. Phone: 707 N. Los Angeles St. BOOKS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE GOSH, MISTER, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I'LL SWAP PLACES WITH YOU ANY DAY! DOWN WITH EVERYTHING SOAP FASCIST HOOEY COMMUNISTIC BLAH The FARMERS CORNER by RALPH-H-TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California Adding a note of mystery to the proceedings was the fact that Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, openly sympathetic with Bridges, protested turning over evidence in her files to the senate Abraham Lincoln Read Only Seven Books Before Reaching Age of 1854 The following is the report of an address given at a recent meeting of the Mason City, Iowa, American Legion post and auxiliary. It is reprinted because of its historic value. The Gazette is indebted to Miss Sophie Rimpau for the article.—Editor's note. Up to the time he became 21 years of age, Abraham Lincoln's education was obtained from seven books, A. L. Rule told 200 Legion and Auxiliary members at a joint party held at the armory Thursday evening. Mr. Rule's address pointed out that although Lincoln was deprived of many opportunities in his youth, he rose to become one of the nation's greatest, if not the greatest, figure. Had Seven Books The seven books Lincoln had access to up to the time of his majority were the Bible, "Robinson Crusoe," "Aesop's Fables," Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress," Weems' "Life of Washington," a history the United States and the "Revised Statutes of Indiana." In the book of Indiana statutes Lincoln read the Declaration of Independence and the constitution of the United States. This study of the constitution in the light of the then mounting slavery question became one of the consuming interests of his life and came to full fruition when he startled the eastern intellectuals with his great Copper Institute speech in 1860, the speaker declared. Lincoln's entire schooling amounted to one year and was obtained in two different states and in five schools. From the time he was seven years of age until he was grownup he was hardly a day at Springfield entered the state law. He was elected to co-in 1846 and returned to South field in 1848, following which paid little attention to politics till 1854. "In order to show you the uation in 1854 that brought coln into politics I want to give a little into the history of northwest territory, comp most of Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan." Mr. Rule. "This territory deeded to the federal govern by Virginia under the ordinance of 1787, drawn up by Thomas Jefferson, with the provision slavery should never be perished. In 1803, when pre-Jefferson made the Louisiana chase. In 1812 Louisiana came in union as a slave state. In Missouri sought admittance slave state. This was denied. "In 1820 Missouri was added as a slave state under the souri compromise under slavery was to be prohibited of 36 degrees, 30 minutes latitude." "Stephen A. Douglas, 'the giant,' at first supported the promise, but later introduced Kansas-Nebraska bill in the Missouri compromise w aside. That Brought Him Back "It was this act that b Lincoln back into politics i and finally into the debate Douglas in which he propof his great understanding o constitution and the right o government. "This same question o rights of the individual question throughout the wo day. Lincoln's statement tampering with the cons by RALPH H.TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California case of the people of the states versus Harry Bridgman firebrand of the C. I. being heard before the commerce committee to declare whether Bridges should sort out as an undesirable will be watched with vital by California agriculture owners throughout the nation. Necessary evidence alleging bridges, under the alias of Dorgan, was an activeist leader and has con- with other communists to dissension and discord maritime workers, is said in the hands of the senate vice. Senator Royal Copeland of York, Democratic chairman of the committee, makes the charge that the west coast suffered more than a billion in losses as a result of incited by Bridges and al-communist associates. Culture's interest in the case-fold: California's farming industry in common with agricul-tother Pacific coast states—afferred tremendous losses as a result of strikes and shipping which has been engineered bridges and his associates. Have rotted on the docks; have been lost; farmers been plunged into debt orruptcy, through no fault ofOWN. And the agent of dis-ion almost every instance,arry Bridges, an alien who so little of the United States he has never taken personal citizenship papers. And, Bridges and his follow-ove boasted that they now lie to "march inland" and "size" farm workers, so that will have control of produc- well as transportation. In third, California farmers, from every other considera-ve an intense loyalty to state and nation and believe the time has come to stopizing with enemies of can government, who defy order and seek to foment struggle. Adding a note of mystery to the proceedings was the fact that Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, openly sympathetic with Bridges, protested turning over evidence in her files to the senate trial board. And the mystery deepened when the committee charged that the file, as originally submitted by Miss Perkins, failed to contain vital documentary evidence in her possession, namely, a report by a Senate labor department representative, recommending the arrest of Bridges and his trial with a view to deportation: Bridges' own deposition, concerning his labor and political activities, and a series of affidavits by west coast labor men, accusing Bridges of fomenting strikes and promoting communism. Whether or not Bridges is a communist still remains to be definitively established; it is to be hoped that the senate committee ferrets out the facts and that Secretary of Labor Perkins remembers her obligation as a high public official and cooperates with the committee to that end. But irrespective at the outcome of efforts to link C. I. O. Leader Bridges to Communist Dorgan, the evidence would seem fairly conclusive—at least to a farm jury—that Bridges is an undesirable alien, out of sympathy with American government and American principles, who should be deported before he has further opportunity to bring disaster to Pacific coast agriculture and Pacific coast cities. American agriculture, American industry and American seamen would be better off without him. Group Organizes to Repeal Racing Law Articles of incorporation for the Business Defense League, organized to seek repeal of the California horse-racing act, have been filed at Sacramento. W. M. Burke of Santa Ana, attorney for the league, announces the group will sponsor petitions to place on the November ballots a measure to repeal legalized bet- aside. That Brought Him Back "It was this act that b Lincoln back into politics in and finally into the debate Douglas in which he propo- his great understanding o constitution and the right o government. "This same question o rights of the individual question throughout the w day. Lincoln's statement tampering with the cons spells the ruin of free gov- erment. "This same question o rights of the individual question throughout the w day. Lincoln's statement tampering with the cons spells the ruin of free gov- erment. Mr. Rule then spoke br Lincoln's nomination to the idency on the republican t Chicago, winning over such figures as Seward and and his election in the fo- fall. "Then the greatness of t again became evident," he "The four men who oppose candidacy were placed in linet, the only time in histo a president appointed his p opponents." "He was not a member church, but if there ever sincere Christian it was His faith in the Almighty belief in the efficacy of carried him through many is." One of Lincoln's utterance most equal to the Gettysh dress, Mr. Rule said, was well to friends in Spring he departed for Washin take up the presidency; "My friends: No one, no" Returned to Politics Continuing the story of Lincoln, Mr. Rule said he was elected to the Illinois legislature in 1834 and Group Organizes to Repeal Racing Law Articles of incorporation for the Business Defense League, organized to seek repeal of the California horse-racing act, have been filed at Sacramento. W. M. Burke of Santa Ana, attorney for the league, announces the group will sponsor petitions to place on the November ballots a measure to repeal legalized betting on horse races. "Business interests of the state demand the elimination of the betting evil, and they expect the moral influence of the state will support their move to eradicate it," he said. Directors of the Business Defense League, as shown in the articles of incorporation, include John K. Colwell of Santa Ana, Mrs. George Piskule of Orange and John A. McIntosh of Corona Del Mar. Membership remains to be recruited, only the skeleton organization required for incorporation now existing. VITALLY IMPORTANT TO EVERY HOME OWNER, PROSPECTIVE HOME BUILDER OR BUYER! WHY YOU SHOULD BORROW FROM Bank of America Under the terms of the Federal Housing Act—just amended by Congress, 1. You obtain your home loan (to buy, build or mortgize) on the most favorable terms. 2. You do business with a great statewide financial institution that welcomes both borrowers and depositors and gives utmost consideration to individual needs. 3. You deal directly with the bank at all times—and you obtain prompt, efficient service at your neighborhood branch where the entire loan transaction is complete. 4. You may make your loan payments at a branch throughout the state. 5. You immediately establish a credit relationship that will aid you in obtaining loans for all other future requirements. Phone Analheim 4002 N. Los Angeles St. Anaheim, California And Only Seven Teaching Age of 21 Springfield entered the study of He was elected to congress 1846 and returned to Springfield in 1848, following which he will little attention to politics unIn order to show you the sitioon in 1854 that brought Lin-into politics I want to go back into the history of the northwest territory, comprising part of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan," said Rule. "This territory was added to the federal government Virginia under the ordinances 1787, drawn up by Thomas Jefferson, with the provision that every should never be permitted in. In 1803, when president Jefferson made the Louisiana purse. In 1812 Louisiana came into the con as a slave state. In 1819 Missouri sought admittance as a slave state. This was denied. In 1820 Missouri was admitted a slave state under the Missouri compromise under which every was to be prohibited north of 36 degrees, 30 minutes north ofude. Stephen A. Douglas, 'the little man,' at first supported the commission, but later introduced theansas-Nebraska bill in which Missouri compromise was set aside. That Brought Him Back It was this act that brought Lincoln back into politics in 1854 and finally into the debates with Douglas in which he propounded great understanding of the institution and the right of self-government. This same question of the rights of the individual is the question throughout the world today. Lincoln's statements that opposing with the constitution Iowans will Gather for Picnic Feb. 26 Arvin B. Shaw, Jr., president of the Iowa Association of Southern California, announces the date of the great annual picnic reunion will be Saturday, February 26th, in Lincoln park, Los Angeles. If raining that date or just before it will be held one week later. He promises all the usual attractions, hot coffee, silk souvenir badges, county registers and headquarters and a popular program after dinner. The program will include vocal and instrumental music and brief addresses. President Shaw will preside and former congressman, Joe Crail, will voice the welcome. Community singing and introduction of noted Hawkeyes and leaders will be other features. Governor Frank F. Merriam and Judge Parker Wood, president of the Federation of State Societies, have been invited to be the guests of honor and 20 past residents are to be in the platform for introduction. Pedestrians' Rights When in Crosswalk In marked crosswalks, or unmarked crosswalks at the end of a block, the pedestrian has legal right of way over vehicular traffic, it is pointed out by the Automobile Club of Southern California. When a vehicle has stopped at a crosswalk or intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross, it is unlawful to overtake and pass the stopped vehicle. situation, can appreciate my feeling of sadness at this parting. To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century and passed from a youth Foresters Fight Tree Infections Since December 1, 1937, men employed in the Mount Laguna ERA camp on the Cleveland national forest have been working to halt the destruction, by insects, of the pine timber in the Laguna mountain recreational area. This year the attacks seem to be unusually heavy, and the increase in the infestation is particularly noticeable because, instead of individual trees being attacked, groups of trees, five or 20 in number, are being killed. This grouping would indicate the beginning of an "epidemic" or abnormal attack. To date, more than 350 trees bearing active insect colonies have been spotted. STATE PLANS BRIDGE A new bridge is to be constructed by the State on Highland avenue between National City and Chula Vista, San Diego county, says a report reaching the Automobile Club of Southern California. Advertisements pay in The Anaheim Gazette. UPHOLSTERING Have Your Furniture Re-Upholstered and Re-Built It was this act that brought Lincoln back into politics in 1854 and finally into the debates with Douglas in which he propounded great understanding of the institution and the right of self-government. This same question of the rights of the individual is the question throughout the world to Lincoln's statements that impinged with the constitution kills the ruin of free government as true today as it was then." Mr. Rule then spoke briefly on Lincoln's nomination to the presidency on the republican ticket at Chicago, winning over such figures as Seward and Chase, and his election in the following year. Then the greatness of the man whom became evident," he added. The four men who opposed his candidacy were placed in his cabinet, the only time in history that president appointed his political opponents. "He was not a member of a church, but if there ever was a sincere Christian it was Lincoln. His faith in the Almighty and his belief in the efficacy of prayer carried him through many a crisis." One of Lincoln's utterances, almost equal to the Gettysburg address, Mr. Rule said, was his farewell to friends in Springfield, as he departed for Washington to take up the presidency: "My friends: No one, not in my situation, can appreciate my feeling of sadness at this parting. To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century and passed from a youth to an old man. Here my children have been born and one is buried. I now leave, not knowing when or whether ever I may return. Without the assistance of that Divine Being, who is always with us, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me and remain with you and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well. To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an affectionate farewell." 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